Letter to the Editor: Politics vs platitudes - News Of The Area

An overview of the federal election campaigns so far

As the federal election draws nearer, parties are making their stances on vital issues clear.  Campaigning for the 2025 federal election began far before Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada’s federal election would be taking place months earlier, on April 28, instead of its planned timing for fall of 2025. As such, in the midst of this politically tense moment, the federal election has centred around a few key issues that have becom…

Letter to the Editor: Politics vs platitudes - News Of The Area

DEAR News Of The Area, GIVEN that the electorate casts their votes based on the proposed and current policies of the major parties, many minor contenders submit their appeals to the electorate based on platitudes. As the upcoming election is a Federal election, is it not feasible that the electorate be advised as to what position contenders have in relation to such issues of national importance as immigration, defence, industrial relations, cost…